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Televised poker will never become a major sport
I just finished watching the Notre Dame /Michigan St. game. As much as I love poker and would like to see it suceed in the long term on TV, no poker telecast, live or taped, could ever come close in entertainment value to a good football game.
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Re: Televised poker will never become a major sport
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I just finished watching the Notre Dame /Michigan St. game. As much as I love poker and would like to see it suceed in the long term on TV, no poker telecast, live or taped, could ever come close in entertainment value to a good football game. [/ QUOTE ] UHH, why do you think poker is so popular now? Hint: Because its ON TV. Its not a sport either. |
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Re: Televised poker will never become a major sport
Of course televised poker will never become a major sport. It's not a sport.
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Re: Televised poker will never become a major sport
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Of course televised poker will never become a major sport. It's not a sport. [/ QUOTE ] |
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That\'s because it can\'t
Poker is a game, not a sport
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Re: Televised poker will never become a major sport
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...no poker telecast, live or taped, could ever come close in entertainment value to a good football game. [/ QUOTE ] Right. A good poker broadcast is so far above and beyond a bunch of 300 hundred pound men (400 with pads) banging in to each other over and over, that it's not even close. But poker isn't a sport, so your subject is correct. |
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Re: Televised poker will never become major televised \'entertainment\'
You guys got so caught up on the word "sport" that you missed the whole point of the article. I am pretty sure that the demographic of people that would watch televised poker (male, 12+, etc.) are the same demographic of people that watch sports. And guess what, televised poker will never be as entertaining as sports, and will probably be gone when the fad ends.
-Oh, and for the record, if I see something that is televised heavily on Fox Sports and ESPN I am going to call it a sport. |
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Re: Televised poker will never become major televised \'entertainment\'
If what you say is true, then how did television spark this fad to begin with?
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Re: Televised poker will never become major televised \'entertainment\'
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You guys got so caught up on the word "sport" that you missed the whole point of the article. I am pretty sure that the demographic of people that would watch televised poker (male, 12+, etc.) are the same demographic of people that watch sports. And guess what, televised poker will never be as entertaining as sports, and will probably be gone when the fad ends. -Oh, and for the record, if I see something that is televised heavily on Fox Sports and ESPN I am going to call it a sport. [/ QUOTE ] Dude, Golf is on TV all the time. And it sucks. So does bowling. And for the love of God, do you realize people watch Cricket in parts of this world? |
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Re: Televised poker will never become major televised \'entertainment\'
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-Oh, and for the record, if I see something that is televised heavily on Fox Sports and ESPN I am going to call it a sport. [/ QUOTE ] sport Pronunciation (spôrt, sprt) n. 1. a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. b. A particular form of this activity. 2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. 3. An active pastime; recreation. The closest thing to physical exertion I've ever seen at a poker table is Matusow running his mouth. |
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